Examples of hand over in a Sentence
the police officer ordered the suspect to hand over his weapons
in response to a desperate plea, we handed over all our extra blankets and pillows to the homeless shelter
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Yeat joins him in another room, handing over what appears to be a file or document.
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Wilson looked stunned, putting her hands over her mouth and dropping to the floor as her teammates surrounded her and cheered.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Things could get pretty tense around Mint Street after this one, especially if the offense continues to hand over the ball for points.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2025
Separately in California, a panel of Ninth Circuit judges affirmed the administration must hand over documents related to the firing of federal workers.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Wilson looked stunned, putting her hands over her mouth and dropping to the floor as her teammates surrounded her and cheered.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Things could get pretty tense around Mint Street after this one, especially if the offense continues to hand over the ball for points.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2025
Separately in California, a panel of Ninth Circuit judges affirmed the administration must hand over documents related to the firing of federal workers.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hand over
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“Hand over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20over. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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